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Monday, March 31, 2014

This month we are starting a mega marathon & it will go on for this whole month. We started off with "Andhra Pradesh", which is also my home state & was juggling on which recipe I should choose. Pappu Charu or Pappu saru is a well know andhra house hold dish. It is slightly different from the rasam we make. This dish is filled with dal, veggies & spices, which bring out a unique flavor to the dish. This dish basically doesn't need any powders to flavor it but my mom add's a little of rasam powder & it sure does it's magic in this dish.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Ugadi/Yugadi or Gudi Padwa represents a start of new year & is celebrated in Andhra, Karnataka & Maharashtra. On this day we make a chutney with 6 different taste which are called "Shadruchulu" in telugu & is offered to god.

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Other than this chutney they make purnam poli or obbatu, which consists of channa dal & jaggrey as filling. Along with it they also make pulihora, it is believed auspicious to offer yellow rice to god on any festival. I'm sharing a couple of recipe that can be offered to god on this auspicious day.
Few sweets dishes to celebrate ugadi & many more coming.

*Happy Ugadi Friends*

Ugadi/Yugadi or Gudi Padwa represents a start of new year & is celebrated in Andhra, Karnataka & Maharashtra. On this day we make a chutney with 6 different taste which are called "Shadruchulu" in telugu & is offered to god.On this day they make purnam poli or obbatu is made of channa dal & jaggrey as filling. Along with it they also make pulihora which is believed auspicious to offer yellow rice to god. Here I'm sharing one of my grand mom's recipe. She finishes the dish with a seasoning & definitely that makes the dish much tastier.

Directions- In a wide vessel add all the above ingredients & mix them well. Adjust the taste if needed. - Heat a pan with ghee. To that add mustard & jeera. Once mustard starts jumping add it to the chutney.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Soya Curry is one of the yummiest & easiest curry you can make on a busy day. Soya chunks, which are also called as meal maker, are made of soya flour. This chunks work as substitute to meat & also also better nutrition values to one's diet.Other recipes you would like:

- Mix rice & brinjal mixture with rice. Adjust salt & lemon juice if needed. Allow the rice to sit for 30mins before serving as all the flavors with set perfectly.

- Serve with papad or potato chips.

Note:- You add tamarind pul instead of lemon in case if you don't like. - This is a spicy dish, if you want it less spicy just avoid adding gree chili's in the dish. - Add cashews along with peanuts if you like.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Fried pineapple quinoa is a variation of pineapple fried rice. I came across this similar dish with pineapple on a blogger friends site & just fell for it. This is a dish of bursting flavors & will leave you amazed with every bite.

Naan is a flat bread that has many varieties & is adapted, modified based on the local cuisine. You can tweak the dish according to your taste buds wish. The varieties include few of these plain naan, stuffed naan, butter naann.. etc. Here is a avocado garlic naan I experimented mixing two different flours & loved it. It is not a stuffed naan but I modified the basic naan by adding the avocado pulp, which gave a creamy taste to the dish.

- Heat pan with butter. Place a naan on pan. Brush it with water & close it with a lid. Cook on medium heat.

- Leaves for more than 20sec without disturbing. You can see bubble forming as above. Now brush some garlic butter & flip naan. Brush it with garlic butter on the cooked side too. - Cook on the other side till you see brown spots. Transfer to a plate & serve warm. - Repeat the same with rest of the naan's.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Naan is a flat bread made using flour, yeast, yogurt & milk. To make a naan one might have a tandoori oven. As a replacement you can use a oven or stove top pan method in making this bread. I made this dish using a stove top pan method & it is one of the easiest methods to make too.

Prep Time-3hrs | Cook time-15mins | Yields-10naan'sSource - Food NetworkIngredients 2Cups all purpose flour4Tbs yogurt 2Tbs oil2Tsp active yeast2Tsp sugar 1/4Tsp baking powderSalt2Tbs butter @ room temperature2Tbs sesame seedsStep wise instructions check here.DirectionsMaking Dough:- Take yeast in a bowl along with sugar & to that add 1/2 cup warm water. Dissolve & keep it aside. - Sift flour & baking powder in to the yeast mixture . - In another bowl mix yogurt, oil & salt. Whisk them together & add them to the flour bowl.- Mix & form it to a dough. If needed add some water while making it a dough.- Close it with a wet cloth & keep it in a warm & dark place. Leave it for 2hrs minimum.Making Naan: - Divide dough in to equal balls. Now take a dough ball & dust it with flour.- Using a rolling pin roll the dough flat. Sprinkle few seasame seeds & roll it. - Repeat the same with rest of the dough. - Heat a pan & brush some butter to the pan & place the rolled naan. Close it with lid. - You can see bubble's on top of the naan. Brush some butter & flip naan. You can see it is cooked perfect & you can also see brown strains.- After few seconds flip & check if the naan is cooked. You can see few brown spots on the other sides. - Brush some butter & transfer it to a plate. - Repeat the same with rest of the dough. Note: - Allow the dough to raise for more than 2hrs.

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